Following a complaint filed by the Health Ministry, a 43-year-old resident of the central Israel city of Modiin was questioned by police on Thursday on suspicion of violating quarantine and spreading disease.
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The man is alleged to have sent his unvaccinated daughter to school upon returning to Israel from overseas, in violation of quarantine guidelines. The man's daughter, who was carrying the coronavirus, infected other students while at school.
With the majority of new cases arriving from overseas, coronavirus chief Nachman Ash said: "What's been happening at Ben-Gurion Airport throughout [the pandemic] is an attempt to strike a balance between the ability to exit and enter Israel and the ability to protect the public.
"We may require masks again," he said.
The move comes as a renewed coronavirus outbreak, tied largely to the country's education system, gains steam, with 138 new cases identified Thursday for an infection rate of 0.3%. Israel currently has 803 active cases, 27 of which are serious.
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